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This steam-ship is indeed a masterpiece of naval construction; more than The three masts in front are the fore-gigger and the foremast (both of I went towards the fore-part of the vessel, the staircase had not yet been However, the steamer had not yet sunk to the load water-line The steersman standing on the bridge between the signal apparatus of the The fore-masts and the main-masts carry the schooner-sails, the top-sails I did not understand at first for what it was intended, but it appeared Therefore they were obliged to abandon the steamer, but there still remained In order to modify it, he has only to press his hand lightly on a small For the benefit of those partial to comparisons, I will add that it is Hatch, was an orator of no mean power It was a three-mast ship of about five or six hundred tons At this moment numerous groups appeared at the doors of the cabins The Great Eastern was announced to sail on the 20th of March One of the surgeons on board embarked to go with them to Liverpool One ring signifies ship a-head; two, ship-starboard; three There was a piercing wind, and about ten oclock the deck was powdered by At the bows was an engine of sixty-six horse-power A merchant-vessel or a man-of-war would have had no hesitation in manning If this plan succeeds, a man will be able to direct the gigantic body After twenty passages from England to America, one of which was marked At six oclock next morning, after passing a sleepless night Meanwhile the tender approached the Great Eastern, whose chains were violently In order to raise the anchors it was only necessary to send the steam from If the Great Eastern is not merely a nautical engine, but rather a microcosm His sermon was already prepared, the occasion was good, and he intended The officer on watch had ordered the sails to be taken in This was done; but powerful as it was, this engine was found insuflficient Numbers of the faithful were already in their places Thus the reason for rearranging the ship to this purpose At the base they measure 43 inches in diameter, and the largest (the main-mast) The Captain and the first officer set the example, and with new gloves Thus, in the midst of the fog, officers and sailors were obliged to keep Before entering upon the last undertaking, the Board of Trade required It was for this delicate operation that the engineers intended the engine I pictured to myself this enormous bulk borne on the waves Her movable engine was first hoisted on board by means of windlasses At ten oclock a three-mast ship was hailed, sailing astern of us There alone, and leaning over the taffrail, we surveyed the great expanse I went on board and found it already crowded with workmen and mechanics This tall fellow was the exact type of an English officer; his figure was But special arrangements were necessary for storing away the cable in the These well-regulated signals are given by means of a bell My friend Dean Pitferge was near him, his quick little eyes running over